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Employment Employment and conand consulting sulting pioneer, pioneer, Robert Robert Half once Half once said, said, “When “When the customer the customer comes comes first, first, the customer the customer will will last.”last.” This This sentiment sentiment has been has been a pillar a pillar for for Stacie Stacie Steinbrecher’s Steinbrecher’s business business for her forfour her years four years and counting and counting in theinindustry. the industry. EveryEvery action action she takes she takes with with running running her business her business is geared is geared toward toward givinggiving her clients her clients the best the experience best experience possible. possible. This This beliefbelief has led hastoled hertohaving her having over over half her halfbusiness her business run on run on referrals referrals alone,alone, givinggiving her aher clear a clear path path to rise toeven rise even higher higher in theinPhiladelphia the Philadelphia Real Real Estate Estate industry. industry. Before Before Real Real Estate, Estate, Stacie Stacie was in was theinlegal the legal field for field for 24 years. 24 years. For aFor decade, a decade, she was shethe wasdirector the director of op-of operations erations for a for civila litigation civil litigation firm, firm, where where she manshe managed aged approximately approximately 50 people. 50 people. In October In October 2015,2015, she she first stepped first stepped into the intoReal the Real Estate Estate industry, industry, whichwhich she now she looks now looks back back on ason a life-changing as a life-changing event.event. Transitioning Transitioning from from the corporate the corporate worldworld to Real to Real Estate Estate isn’t the isn’tsimplest the simplest task, task, but Stacie but Stacie has shown has shown how well how she wellhas sheadapted has adapted to a sales to a sales position. position. EachEach year,year, she has sheupped has upped her marketing, her marketing, increased increased her her referral referral base,base, and most and most importantly, importantly, raisedraised her volher volume. ume. In 2018, In 2018, Stacie Stacie accumulated accumulated nearly nearly $4 million $4 million

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I represent administrative that you to have that time to upload your your paperwork paperwork and process and process the entire the entire to yourself to yourself in order to rejuvenate sellers, sellers, buyers buyers and investors and investors as if Ias if I to upload in order to rejuvenate and and transaction are very are very seamless.” seamless.” Stacie Stacie also comalso com- be fresh be fresh and clear for your clients.” was personally was personally selling selling or purchasor purchas- transaction and clear for your clients.” mends how many how many financial financial opportunities opportunities she has she has ing my ingown my home.” own home.” BeingBeing thorough thorough mends provided provided as well as as well theascompany’s the company’s growth growth of of Through also goes also goes a longa way long with way with her clients. her clients.been been Through and through, Stacie and through, Stacie is a is a mentorship mentorship programs. programs. 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then,then, he has hefound has found an incredan incred- of underdogs. It takes It takes an immense an immense amount amount of drive, of drive, passion passion and and sincesince of underdogs. They’re They’re people people that do that do ible amount ible amount of success. of success. Now,Now, he is he theis thegreatgreat dedication dedication to beto in be theintop the10top out10ofout 500 oftop 500productop producworkwork and drive and drive for success. for success. It’s It’s of hisofwildly his wildly successful successful KellerKeller a verya very ing agents ing agents in Philadelphia. in Philadelphia. WithWith ChrisChris Somers, Somers, leaderleader cool dynamic. cool dynamic. I haveI have a lot of a lot of Williams Philadelphia Philadelphia team,team, The The you can youjust canfeel justhis feellove his for lovethe forbusiness the business resonate resonateWilliams gratitude gratitude for the forpeople the people that Ithat work I work Somers Team.Team. through through his words his words and his andpride his pride in helping in helping families familiesSomers with.with. And most And most importantly, importantly, it’s the it’s the displayed displayed in hisinwork. his work. For the Forpast the 15 past years, 15 years, he has he has clients clients that benefit that benefit from from that.”that.” Together, they racked they racked up over up over $110 $110 been been a top-notch a top-notch agentagent with with excellent excellent character, character, Together, million in sales in sales volume volume last year, last year, putting putting up sterling up sterling numbers. numbers. And there And there is no is slowno slow-million Today, Today, ChrisChris has ahas team a team of 25of people, 25 people, an astonishingly an astonishingly incredible incredible year year of of but his ing him ingand himThe andSomers The Somers TeamTeam down.down. butbest his recruit best recruit was no was doubt no doubt his his production. production. But beyond But beyond just putjust putwife,wife, Stephanie. Stephanie. “She “She reallyreally provided provided ting great up great numbers, numbers, ChrisChris and his and hissomesome ChrisChris worked worked as a CPA as a and CPAaand financial a financial consultant consultant ting up catalysts catalysts with with marketing marketing and and teamteam have have a fabulous a fabulous culture culture built built branding before before real estate. real estate. He became He became unemployed, unemployed, however, however, branding – SomersTeam.com – SomersTeam.com and and on friendship and aand growth a growth mindset. mindset.recently, whenwhen the dot-com the dot-com bubble bubble occurred. occurred. In 2004, In 2004, still still on friendship recently, SomersTV.com. SomersTV.com. And once And once “My team is kind is of, kind like of,myself, like myself, a lot a lotshe came without without a job,aChris job, Chris got his gotreal hisestate real estate license license and and “My team she came on, we on,started we started to doto more do more

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Yes, Yes, there there are are sales sales and and people people are are making making money... money... being being part part ofof changing changing communities communities is is kick-a**. kick-a**. development that will thattransform will transform the East the KensingEast Kensingties into ties the intogoals the goals that we thatwant we want to ac-to ac-development to come. According to Chris, ton for areadecades for decades to come. According to Chris, complish, ultimately I believe that is complish, ultimately I believe that iston area his biggest accomplishments accomplishments have have nothing nothing to doto do the key mytosuccess.” ChrisChris shows thetokey my success.” shows his biggest salessales figures and commissions. 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Showing Showing kindness kindness and generosand generostherethere are sales and people are making money. are sales and people are making money. ity and course working hard hard are all ityof and of course working are all“Yes, “Yes, Butway theIway lookI at look it, 155 at it,people 155 people and families and families mov-movingredients ingredients in hisinrecipe his recipe for success. for success.But the ing toing Frankford to Frankford and Lehigh, and Lehigh, whichwhich in theinpast thewas pastawas a intersection intersection – being – being part of part changing of changing communicommuniThe saying “Show me your friends, The saying “Show me your friends, toughtough kick-a**.” is kick-a**.” and I’ll and show I’ll show you your you your future” future” ringsrings ties isties especially especially true with true with him as him well. as well. position position as president as president of theofGreater the Greater Phila-Phila“I’ve “I’ve always always surrounded surrounded myself myself with withChris’Chris’ delphia Association Association of Realtors of Realtors (GPAR) (GPAR) is another is another like-minded people people and successful and successful delphia business and new We We like-minded business and construction. new construction. avenue that he that uses he uses to serve to serve the community the community and and people.” ThereThere is no is “one no “one thing”thing” that thatavenue ultimately ultimately attracted attracted moremore people.” people.” people.” affectaffect positive positive change change in theinreal theestate real estate world. world. Pro- Prowill carry will carry you to you thetotop. theChris top. Chris knows knows moting homeownership homeownership and property and property rights, rights, ChrisChris takes it takes a bunch a bunch of aspects of aspects done donemoting WithWith a group that includes his wife a group that includes his wife that itthat and GPAR makemake connections connections with with members members of theof the way to beto triumphant. “And“Andand GPAR the right way be triumphant. and several and several longtime longtime friends, friends, ChrisChris the right as well lobbyists in order to puttothe city council as as well as lobbyists in order put the I think I think whenwhen you combine you combine a lot of a lot of city council has created has created an atmosphere an atmosphere that that best policies in place in place to improve to improve the housing the housing market market things, things, that provides that provides growth growth best policies makes makes it easy it easy to beto excited be excited and moand mo- thesethese for agents and clients. and clients. and you and opportunity, andcan youtrust can trust for agents tivated to work. In turn, it makes for forand opportunity, tivated to work. In turn, it makes your your intuition and take alongalong the the intuition and risks take risks an outstanding cyclecycle of prosperity for for an outstanding of prosperity For aspiring For aspiring top producers top producers out there, out there, ChrisChris emphaemphaway,”way,” he said. he said. everyone everyone involved. involved. sizessizes the importance the importance of learning. of learning. “Sometimes “Sometimes just just reading life-changing life-changing booksbooks can help can motivate help motivate and and He and are currently in thein the reading Hehis andteam his team are currently “I’m energetic, and I’m driven,” “I’m energetic, andpretty I’m pretty driven,” to start to beto active and set I al- I alget people to start be active andgoals. set goals. process process of selling of selling Kensington Kensington Courts Courtsget people ChrisChris describes describes himself. himself. “I think “I think try totry read to read 10 pages 10 pages a day.a Iday. figured I figured that’sthat’s one one at Frankford and Lehigh, and Lehigh, a 155-unit a 155-unit waysways whenwhen we learn we learn to harness to harness our activiour activi-at Frankford

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book book per month per month and 12 and for12the foryear. the year. And ifAnd those if those are life-changing are life-changing books, books, there’s there’s a lot of a lot things of things you you can pick can up pick from up from those.” those.” ChrisChris works works to inspire to inspire his sensational his sensational teamteam as well as well as other as other agents agents in theinindustry. the industry. He takes He takes pridepride in in telling telling how he how came he came back back from from not having not having a job atojob to becoming becoming the successful the successful man he man is.he “Ifis. I can “If Igo can from go from unemployed, unemployed, to 15 to years 15 years later later having having a large a large real real estateestate teamteam and being and being the president the president of theofGreater the Greater Philadelphia Philadelphia Association Association of Realtors, of Realtors, anyone anyone can do can do whatever whatever they want.” they want.”

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“You’re “You’re an entrepreneur, an entrepreneur, not an not employee an employee of theofinsurance the insurance agency,” agency,” BarryBarry explained. explained. And he And thrived he thrived as anas agent, an agent, consistentconsistentBarryBarry started started out inout theinfinancial the financial planning planning industry industry in October in October ly being ly being a leader a leader with with Allstate Allstate and earning and earning 12 Honor 12 Honor Ring Ring and six and six 1984 1984 and was andwith was with another another insurance insurance company company for over for over 12 years. 12 years. National National Conference Conference awards awards in hisintime his time therethere so far.so far.

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and not andonly not mimicking only mimicking but improving but improving uponupon thosethose processes processes and practices.” and practices.” BarryBarry and Brandon’s and Brandon’s chemistry chemistry as a team as a team is keyistokey to their their success. success. BarryBarry proudly proudly recalls recalls just how just spehow special his cialson hiswas sonfrom was from a young a young age. “It age. was “Itincredwas incredible. When ible. When he was he14, wasI signed 14, I signed him up him forupEntreprefor Entrepreneur neur magazine. magazine. He was Hejust wasso just different.” so different.” The two The two are soare similar so similar and equally and equally passionate passionate aboutabout their their craft craft that there that there doesn’t doesn’t seemseem to beto anything be anything stop-stopping them ping them from from achieving achieving whatwhat they want. they want. While While BarryBarry has laid hasthe laidfoundation the foundation for their for their massive massive success, success, both both he and hehis andson hisare sonchompare chomping ating theatbit thetobit make to make big moves big moves to grow to grow theirtheir business. business. TheyThey are looking are looking to expand to expand throughout throughout the Greater the Greater Philadelphia Philadelphia area area and eventually and eventually into into the Tri-State the Tri-State whilewhile also growing also growing theirtheir teamteam into ainto a specialized specialized operation. operation. SinceSince he’s been he’s been in theinbusiness the business for over for over 30 years, 30 years, BarryBarry doesn’t doesn’t see much see much change change in what in what he does he does to to grow.grow. “It’s cold “It’s calling,” cold calling,” he insists. he insists. “And“And Brandon’s Brandon’s a a perfect perfect example example of it.”of it.” “Thirty “Thirty yearsyears ago, he ago, was hewalking was walking up toup people’s to people’s doorsdoors shutting shutting a deala down,” deal down,” Brandon Brandon added. added. “It’s “It’s reallyreally no different. no different. MostMost of theofbusiness the business I do isI do is eithereither cold calls, cold calls, reallyreally cold introductions, cold introductions, and and obviously obviously referral referral partners.” partners.” Additionally, Additionally, BarryBarry and Brandon and Brandon creditcredit and apand appreciate preciate the agents the agents they collaborate they collaborate with.with. “Our“Our REALTORS® REALTORS® and our andloan our officers loan officers are imperative,” are imperative,” Brandon Brandon explained. explained. “And“And the quality the quality of that of busithat business ness is tremendous is tremendous because because they already they already give us give us that value, that value, saving saving us a lot us of a lot time of time and effort. and effort. You You don’tdon’t have have to spend to spend a tonaofton time of time building building rapport rapport and that and we thatwant we want to work to work with with are are because because they’ve they’ve already already built built it foritus. forThat’s us. That’s why why the ones the ones that aren’t that aren’t solelysolely focused focused on on we appreciate we appreciate themthem so much.” so much.” cost. cost. TheyThey understand understand the value the value in a in a relationship relationship and genuine and genuine advice advice and and ThereThere is a great is a great deal of deal upside of upside to working to working with with that’sthat’s whatwhat we bring we bring to thetotable.” the table.” BarryBarry and Brandon and Brandon at their at their Allstate Allstate agency. agency. TheirTheir entrepreneurial entrepreneurial mindset, mindset, understanding understanding of a Real of a Real “When “When we receive we receive a referral a referral from from Estate Estate Agent’s Agent’s process process and emphasis and emphasis on quality on quality a REALTOR® a REALTOR® or loan or officer, loan officer, they they makemake their their insurance insurance service service standstand out above out above the the can be can confident be confident that their that their clientclient is is rest. rest. “Most“Most of theoftime,” the time,” Brandon Brandon explained, explained, “insur“insurin good in good hands. hands. We’reWe’re goinggoing to spend to spend ance ance agents agents are simply are simply throwing throwing ratesrates at their at their cus- cus-time,time, and we’re and we’re goinggoing to find toout findwhat out what tomers; tomers; they’re they’re just focused just focused on providing on providing the lowest the lowest they really they really need.need. It’s anIt’s experience an experience – – price.price. The REALTORS® The REALTORS® that want that want to work to work with with us usnot just notajust phone a phone call.”call.”

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